Writing Automation Manually

Almost any action in Cubase can be done by hand, graphically, in the Project window, including writing automation. Many of the tools used to write automation are like those used in MIDI continuous controller editing, so if you know about them, you already know a good bit about the tools for creating and editing automation. In the next task, you will create a simple ramp-up in volume.

To write automation manually in the Project window

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Find the track in the Project window that you want to automate. Display the automation subtrack by clicking the small plus sign at the lower-left corner of the track (Figure 16.18).